40 WW Species Includes Raven and Egret

I accompanied Brian Johnson as he conducted a Wastewater Shorebird Survey this afternoon.  We saw 40 bird species including a Common Raven (among vultures along north side of West Lagoon, then flew west) and a Great Egret (at the Clay Pond).  - Ric

Muskegon Wastewater System, Muskegon, US-MI
Sep 14, 2012 12:20 PM - 3:35 PM
Protocol: Traveling
26.0 mile(s)
Comments:    While Helping Brian Johnson Conduct Wastewater Shorebird Survey
40 species

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  X
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)  1
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)  2
Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)  X
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)  X
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)  X
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)  6
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)  1
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)  2
Great Egret (Ardea alba)  1
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)  X
Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)  1    brown
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)  1
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)  3
Sora (Porzana carolina)  1
Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis)  10
Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)  2
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)  1
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)  45
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)  11
Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)  1
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)  6
Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)  1
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)  1
Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)  1
Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)  1
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)  X
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)  X
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)  1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)  4
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)  365    215 north of East Lagoon; 150 east of Swanson south of Laketon
Common Raven (Northern) (Corvus corax principalis)  1    Perched among Turkey Vultures along north side of West Lagoon; then flew west.
Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)  X
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)  X
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)  1
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)  X
American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)  100
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)  X
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  X
Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)  3

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